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SanDisk Sansa c200 MP3 Player Feats 2GB of Flash Memory

SanDisk has shipped the Sansa c200 series, a SanDisk's new flash memory-based MP3 player that is loaded with new features, including a bright LCD color screen and a microSD expansion slot. The SanDisk Sansa c200 is sold in two capacities - 1 and 2GB. The memory also can be expanded with the addition of an optional SanDisk microSD card, which is available in capacities of from 256 megabytes to 2GB. For example, with a 2GB microSD card, a user can transform a 2GB player into a 4GB player to hold nearly 2.000 songs at 64kbps. The SanDisk Sansa c200 supports WMA, MP3 and the protected WMA DRM format.

Offered on the SanDisk Sansa c200 are an FM tuner/recorder with presets for 20 channels, a voice recorder and a user-replaceable lithium-ion battery that provides up to 15 hours of continuous playback. The SanDisk Sansa c200 is Microsoft Windows PlaysForSure compatible, meaning that it will support subscription music from on-line music providers such as Rhapsody, Napster and Yahoo! Music. The Sansa c200 will display both music album art and digital photos, which can be imported directly from a personal computer or seamlessly from music files with album art data in the song information. It also can run a slide show of images while playing music. Sporting a thin profile (1.3" x 3.1" x .6"), light weight (1.51 ounces with battery, 1.09 without) and a durable plastic case, the SanDisk Sansa c200 is ready for a flight, a workout in the gym or just hang time.

The SanDisk Sansa c200 joins a family of SanDisk Sansa players that also includes the budget-priced m200, with capacities of 512MB, 1 and 2GB; and the top-of-the-line e200, which has a 1.8-inch TFT color screen, plays music, photos and video clips and comes in capacities of 2, 4, 6 and 8GB.

SanDisk Sansa c200 features:
- Microsoft PlaysForSure support
- Up to 2GB of flash storage capacity
- Expansion slot for microSD card
- Digital FM radio with 20 presets
- Voice recorder with built-in microphone
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface for fast music transfers
- Support for MP3, WMA (both protected/DRM and unprotected) and Audible audio file formats
- Easy-to-read 1.4-inch color LCD (128 x 98 pixels) that displays album, artist and song title information, as well as digital photographs
- High quality earphones
- Sansa Media Converter software to convert the most popular image formats into thumbnail playback on the player
- Lanyard and USB 2.0 transfer cable (universal connector to USB).



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